Chelsea have vowed to do everything possible to identify those fans responsible for taunting
Anton Ferdinand during their Champions League game at Genk on Tuesday night.

Chelsea fight back against the racism Anton Ferdinand received from the stands during the game (Picture: Getty)

The club condemned supporters who were clearly heard chanting âAnton Ferdinand, you know what you areâ in their 1-1 Group E draw at the Cristal Arena.

Blues fans appeared to be attempting to show support for captain John Terry , who is now under police investigation over allegations he racially abused QPR defender Ferdinand during last monthâs west London derby, accusations he has denied.

Chelsea look set to avoid action over the abuse levelled at Ferdinand by a section of their travelling support, with Uefa confirming neither their match delegate nor referee Svein Oddvar Moen made any mention of the chanting in their reports.

But the club have taken the initiative themselves in a bid to prevent a repeat. A spokesman said: âThe chanting last night by a vocal minority was wholly inappropriate and Chelsea Football Club does not condone such behaviour.

âWe will be working with the appropriate authorities to seek out those responsible.

âChelsea FC believes â as we are sure do the vast majority of our fans â that all forms of discrimination are abhorrent and have no place in our society.

âAs a club, we work hard on educating our fans on these issues and will continue to do so.

âLast nightâs offensive chants were from a minority and, as such, they do not represent what supporting Chelsea Football Club is all about.â

Uefa have said they may still look into the matter should âany other piece of evidence of such chanting be made availableâ. It would, though, appear to be difficult to prove categorically that the taunts were racially motivated.